Stay Tuned for updates on the 3rd Annual 2011 Health Walk
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Press Release for this event
HEALTH WALK & FAIR OVERVIEW
Last year, in honor of the 25th anniversary of Clínica Msr. Oscar A. Romero, Clinica Romero hosted the 1st annual Health walk. There were hundreds of volunteers and participants in the actual walk along with several community and corporate sponsors who made the event happen. Due to the hard work and dedication of those associated, several thousand dollars were raised.
The desire is to make this Health walk a notable event for Clinica. This walk is to help inform people of a healthy way to live life. People stemming from multiple demographics came together last year in the name of HEALTH and put their feet to work. This event gives sponsors much desired exposure in multiple mediums such as street banners, point of purchase displays, posters, magazines, newspapers and online ads as well as TV and radio PSAs.
You can make a significant contribution to the fight toward healthy living by becoming a sponsor of the 2nd Annual Clinica Romero Health Walk. The Health Walk staff will work on organizing a tailored sponsorship package that will meet your philanthropic and marketing goals. We offer basic packages; however, we are more than willing to create a customized sponsorship packet to meet your needs.
A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
On behalf of the Clinica Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, we would like to invite you to our 2nd Annual Health Walk and Fair for the Pico Union/Westlake and the Greater Los Angeles Area that will take place on Saturday, October 9, 2010. The theme this year is: Walk, Smile and Live (Camine, Sonria y Viva con Clínica Romero), A Walk-a-thon to Support A Healthy Lifestyle. Our goal through the Health Walk and Fair is to educate the community on the risks of Child Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Disease, and other illnesses that are plaguing our communities.
Clinica Msr. Oscar Arnulfo Romero is a 501 (c) (3), tax–exempt, non-profit, licensed by the State of California and a designated Federally Qualified Health Center. Health centers remove common barriers to care by serving communities who otherwise confront financial, geographic, language and cultural barriers, making them different from most private, office-based physicians. Key to a health centers’ accomplishments is patient involvement in service delivery, improved access to primary and preventive care, effective management of chronic illness, reduction of health disparities, cost-effective care, high quality of care, fewer infant deaths. On a monthly basis, Clinica Romero serves approximately 7,000 patients regardless of their ability to pay.
The mission of the clinic is to provide quality affordable health care, advocacy, and health education to the uninsured and underserved communities of greater Los Angeles. Clinica Romero’s vision is for a fully integrated approach to providing Primary Health Care, Health Education, and Community Organizing Services.
The goals over the next 12 months in conjunction with the health walk is to decrease childhood obesity by 10%, increase access to prenatal care and well-child checkups, by 20%, increase periodic medical and dental care by 20%, make improvements in disease management, promote alcohol and drugs prevention, and increase awareness of physical fitness by 30%.
We are excited that you will be joining the friends and family of Clinica Romero in support of this year’s health walk and fair.
Sincerely,
Dr. Albert Pacheco
Executive Director
Below is additional information related to the walk.
Health Walk and Fair Flyer (Spanish version)
Health Walk Donation/Pledge Form
For questions or concerns or to volunteer, call Steven Abrasom, at (213) 201-8349 or by email at developmentinfo@clinicaromero.com
